Dear Rabbi Fried, Can you please explain the meaning of Shabbat Nachamu? I heard in a class that there are three weeks of Haftorah portions leading up to the day…
How does fasting create spiritual connection to G-d? Dear Rabbi Fried, I understand many Jews will be fasting at the end of this three-week period on the day of Tisha…
Dear Rabbi Fried, Could you please expand a little about Tisha B’Av? I heard that historically it has been a tragic day for the Jews, but what happened on that…
Dear Rabbi, I have noticed that when some Jews meet each other they greet one another with the phrase Shalom Aleichem. What is the meaning of that phrase, and why…
Hi Rabbi Fried, Can you please explain the difference between the Christian concept of praying to saints and our concept of praying at the graves of our righteous tzadikim? Thanks,…
Dear Rabbi Fried, I am considering becoming a vegetarian for a number of reasons, have given it a lot of thought and discussion with my friends. It would be a…
Dear Rabbi, I have a tattoo on my back which I got as a teenager. Now that I am getting more involved in Judaism, I heard that one shouldn’t have…
Dear Rabbi Fried, The attacks on Jews in Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere have made us very uneasy and we wanted to see what you make of them and…
Rabbi Fried, What should we be doing and thinking during this terrible onslaught against Israel? Mike S. Dear Mike, This has been a painful and difficult time for us all,…
Dear Rabbi Fried, Could you please explain the holiday of Shavuot, and why people stay up all night? Maxine R. Dear Maxine, Shavuot begins this coming Sunday night and is…